Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

The vast expanse of the sixth Void.

The familiar dark Sea Dragon suddenly appeared, its body shrouded in an extreme cold and gloomy aura that was so strong it was shocking. The murderous intent in its roar was strong enough to pierce the sky.

Because its Tao Intent had grown stronger.

The Frost-White Wind Banner seemed to tremble in excitement, emanating a wave of unprecedented strength.

The dozens of meter long dark Sea Dragon swiftly entered the seventh stairway.

In an instant, it flew back out again, its massive body viciously sweeping toward the eighth level stairway.

The eighth layer!

The ninth layer!

The Spirit Gods guarding these two heavenly steps failed to halt Zhang Jing's advance.

At this moment,

his expression was incredibly calm.

Just now in the Treasury of All Gods,

Zhang Jing may have complained, but that was due to his dissatisfaction with the slow progress of his comprehension of Tao Intent, not because he questioned its power.

As a matter of fact,

Every bit of progress in Tao Intent greatly increased his strength.

Particularly when there was a piece of Cold Attribute magic treasure in the Five Treasures Spirit River.

...

As if penetrating a barrier,

a strange world suddenly appeared before Zhang Jing's eyes.

But at the moment when he got a clear view,

"What the hell?"

Zhang Jing couldn't help but blink in surprise.

Within his sight,

a colossal mountain loomed, its height and width immeasurable. Heavy clouds hung longae in the sky, just high enough to shroud the mountain's waist.

The base of the mountain was buried in a profound void, its depths unfathomable.

Meanwhile, the summit pierced straight up into the sky.

At the point where the peak met the sky, faint black fissures continually appeared, spreading out in all directions before disappearing without a trace.

Within the entire seventh Void,

there was nothing else save for this colossal mountain.

"That must be... the Stairway to Heaven, right?"

Zhang Jing's gaze fell on the nine miniature steps that ascended with the mountain.

Under the backdrop of the colossal mountain, the originally expansive Stairway to Heaven appeared exceptionally tiny and compact,

"I'll call you Tongtian Mountain."

He said with a slight smile.

After giving the mountain an appealing name,

Zhang Jing flew directly toward the Stairway to Heaven.

...

The first layer!

...

The second layer!

...

It was only when he reached the fifth stairway that Zhang Jing was halted.

As he stared at the terrifyingly powerful green bull Demon Spirit,

his face revealed an excitement he couldn't hide, as if he were looking at a hundred thousand units of Spiritual Pith.

The Dao Pattern in his palm flickered incessantly.

He hadn't expected that in the seventh Void,

killing a Spirit God Guardian would yield a hundred thousand units of Spiritual Pith. If that were the case, killing a regular Demon Spirit would likely yield around ten thousand units.

Zhang Jing speculated with certainty in his heart.

Compared to the Spirit God Guardians, he felt that regular Demon Spirits were easier targets.

On the opposite side,

a heavy look was already flashing in the green bull Demon Spirit's large eyes, and battle intent started to surge on its body.

It appeared to sense the fearsome Tao Intent from Zhang Jing.

This was a formidable and respectable opponent!

However, the next moment,

A flash of rainbow light,

and Zhang Jing's figure vanished in an instant,

leaving behind only an afterimage.

And on the face of the afterimage, a faint, almost nonexistent smile remained.

Moo!

The green bull's eyes turned blood red instantly, its large nostrils releasing two white pillars of air.

...

At this moment,

in the sixth Void,

scores of gazes remained on the ninth Stairway to Heaven, unwilling to stray.

Some time ago,

Zhang Jing had become famous throughout the entire sixth Void for having sat by the lake for twenty days.

His signature method became gradually known to many in the inner court.

So when the people below saw the dark Sea Dragon coiling up the heavenly stairwell, they instantly recognized that it was Zhang Jing.

However--

When they saw him breaking through three levels of the heavenly ladder in one breath.

The inner court could not help but to pause in astonishment.

They had seen people whose strength increased rapidly, but they had never seen anyone whose strength increased this quickly.

Just a month.

To break through three steps, especially was including the last step?

They have to know.

This is the sixth Void, not a child's play like the lower three Voids.

Even if the other party is a monster, this is simply...unreasonable!

Also considering Zhang Jing's experience sitting by the lake.

At this moment.

A thought flashed through everyone's mind:

Zhang Jing's strength improved so quickly, it must be related to that lake! There must be some great opportunity hidden there.

Looking back now.

It's not that this monster has a problem, it's clear that these people have the problem.

A few hundred Foundation Establishment Realm inner-court students came to the sixth Void for so long, but not one of them noticed the lake's anomaly.

In the end, they had to rely on a Qi Refinement Realm junior brother to discover it.

Of course, they could keep the discovery process to themselves.

In an instant.

Without any discussion.

Countless fleeing lights flew up from various positions in the Sixth Void.

Their target was surprisingly consistent!

Creak—

The wooden door was pushed open.

Looking at the message saying goodbye from Zhang Jing, Qiu Xiujun's face still looked shocked, and then he saw the spectacular scene where dozens or hundreds of escaping lights flew towards the distance.

His face changed involuntarily.

He too hurriedly transformed into a fleeing light, following them to the small lake.

The opportunity of the small lake was discovered by Junior Brother Zhang Jing, it naturally belongs to Dragon Lake Dao Institute. What right did the inner court of the other two Dao Institutes have to go there?

What do they want to do!

Thousands of miles away in an instant.

By the time Qiu Xiujun reached the small blue lake, he found the edge of the lake already crowded with people from all the Dao Institutes.

Among them, three figures wearing Daoist gowns of different colors were confronting each other, ready to fight at any moment.

In these three figures.

Hao Muzhao in the yellow robe was the most formidable.

Qiu Xiujun landed on Dragon Lake Dao Institute's side, quietly watching.

"Everyone, the opportunity of this lake was discovered by a junior brother of our Dragon Lake Dao Institute, I am afraid it is not good for you to openly rob it like this." Said the Purple Robe cultivator from Dragon Lake Dao Institute loudly.

"Xin Junior Brother, it's impossible for your Dragon Lake to hog this all. I won't bully you with my strength, let's divide the lake into three even parts and everyone will take their own share," Hao Muzhao said with a smile.

The people from Shenxiao Daoist Temple did not speak, apparently agreeing with this plan.

...

On the other side.

Just when this matter was about to be settled.

Qiu Xiujun suddenly stepped forward, threatening:

"Senior Brother Hao, you are strong and will soon enter the seventh Void. But don't forget, Junior Brother Zhang Jing is waiting for you in the seventh Void, are you sure you want to go too far?"

Hearing these words.

Hao Muzhao's face changed instantly, his dominant tone weakened instantly by a third.

"Then Junior Brother Qiu has a plan?"

"The Dragon Lake wants half the area, and you two share the rest". Qiu Xiujun's voice had an undeniable determination.

After thinking about it.

Hao Muzhao said with a firm expression: "Okay, but the place where Junior Brother Zhang Jing sat before, has to be shared by everyone!"

"This is the bottom line!" Hao Muzhao added, seeming to fear Qiu Xiujun's refusal.

"No problem."

...

Time slowly passed.

Half a month later.

The seventh Void.

In a corner of Tongtian Mountain.

Boom—

The dark Sea Dragon just lightly swung its tail, directly knocking a three-feet-tall Demon Tiger flying.

The Demon Tiger lost its breath before it landed in mid-air, and its body slowly dispersed into a fleeing light.

The Spiritual Pith in the palm flickered slightly.

Spiritual Pith increased by ten thousand!

[Spiritual Pith: 1.657 million]